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UAW set to expand strike if automakers fail to meet deadline. The Italian island of Lampedusa is overwhelmed by migrants. Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian separatists end offensive in disputed enclave.
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After Hurricane Katrina, a grocer rebuilds his community a shop at a time
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of StoryCorps, we revisit a mother's conversation with her son, who decided to open the only grocery store in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina.
A Black Texas student's suspension over his hair renews focus on the CROWN Act
The high school student has been suspended for more than two weeks for wearing a natural hairstyle that officials say violated a dress code. So far, 24 states have signed the CROWN Act into law.
What has made some GOP senators furious this week? Find out in the news quiz
You'll need to know about international automotive brands, Senate rules, the art world, obese animals — and more — for an 11 out of 11 in this week's NPR news quiz. Good luck!
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 adults
A bus carrying high school students to a band camp veered off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others, officials said.
Bags of fentanyl found beneath trap floor of day care center where 1-year-old died
New York City police said detectives executed a search warrant on a Bronx apartment when they found the narcotics and other paraphernalia concealed by plywood and tile flooring.
'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot told 911 dispatcher after F-35 ejection
4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.
Tropical storm warning puts mid-Atlantic coast under threat of winds and flooding
A disturbance is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm when it's expected to hit North Carolina late Friday, forecasters said, posing flooding and other threats as far north as New Jersey.
Still there: Alzheimer's has ravaged his mother's memory, but music brings her back
After 18 years of living with Alzheimer's disease, Marti Kaye spends most of her time in a wheelchair, expressionless. That changes the minute her son Adam Kaye starts playing his guitar.
Mexico is defending an undocumented immigrant arrested under a new Florida law
Mexico's government is providing legal help for an undocumented immigrant arrested in Florida under a state law making it a crime to transport undocumented workers — in this case a crew of roofers.